ASTM B899-02
(Terminology)Standard Terminology Relating to Non-ferrous Metals and Alloys
Standard Terminology Relating to Non-ferrous Metals and Alloys
SCOPE
1.1 To promote precise understanding and interpretation of standard, reports, and other technical writings promulgated by Committee B02.
1.2 To standardize the terminology used in these documents.
1.3 To explain the meanings of technical terms used within these documents for those not conversant with them.
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Designation: B 899 – 02
Standard Terminology
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Relating to Non-ferrous Metals and Alloys
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 899; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope ingot
liquidus
1.1 To promote precise understanding and interpretation of
lot
standards, reports, and other technical writings promulgated by
lot number
Committee B02.
melt
1.2 To standardize the terminology used in these documents.
nominal wall
1.3 To explain the meanings of technical terms used within
part
these documents for those not conversant with them.
permanent mold casting
2. Significance and Use
pig
pipe
2.1 The terms defined in this document are generic in
plate
respect to the standards under the jurisdiction of Committee
powder
B02 on Nonferrous Metals and Alloys. The same terms may
powder blend
have different definitions in other ASTM technical committees.
precious metals
2.2 Some definitions may differ within the committee be-
pressure die casting
cause of limitations on items such as weights or dimensions. In
producer
such cases the terms will be more precisely defined in the
rod
Terminology section of the standards in which these terms are
rough part
used.
saline electrolyte
3. Index of Terms
sand casting
seamless pipe
3.1 Alphabetical Listing of Terms
semi-permanent mold casting
average diameter
shapes
bar
sheet
billet
shot
can
solidus
cathodic protection
sponge
coiled sheet
spring wire
compact
strip
contact resistance
thin-wall tube
contact resistance probe
tube
die casting
weaving wire
fill pin
welded pipe
fineness
wire
flats
flat sheet
4. Terminology
foundry casting
4.1 Terms and Their Definitions
galvanic anode
graphite permanent mold casting
average diameter, n—the average of the maximum and
heat
minimum outside the diameters, as determined at any one
section of the pipe or tube. B 160, B 161, B 163, B 165,
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B 167, B 407, B 423, B 444, B 445, B 535, B 622, B 677,
This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B02 on
Nonferrous Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
B 690, B 710, B 722, B 723, B 726, B 729, B 739, B 751,
B02.91 on Terminology.
B 759, B 775
Current edition approved Oct. 10, 2002. Published December 2002. Originally
e1 bar, n—an elongated, forged or rolled metal product with
published as B 899 – 99. Last previous edition B 899 – 01 .
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B899–02
uniform strength, length and section (such as rectangular, completely melted on heating.
square, round, oval or hexagonal). B 327, B 518 lot, n—a quantity of metal made under conditions that, for
sampling purposes, are considered uniform. B 6, B 32,
NOTE 1—In the following standards the term “bar” has a similar
B 240, B 418, B 749
definition, but with greater and more specific detail. B 160, B 164,
lot number, n—a unique alphanumeric designation for a lot
B 166, B 408, B 425, B 446, B 473, B 511, B 512, B 637,
that is traceable to manufacturing records. B32
B 639, B 649, B 672, B 691, B 719, B 756, B 805
melt, n—all the metal that, while molten, was held at the same
billet, n—a formed shape that may be further worked, or a time in the same holding vessel.
solid, semifinished, round, or rectangular product that has nickel, n—a refined nickel primarily produced from ore or
been hot-worked by forging, rolling, or extrusion. matte or similar raw material containing a minimum of 99.80
can, n—the container used to encapsulate the powder during percent nickel by weight. B39
the pressure consolidation process; it is removed from the nickel alloy, n—a material that conforms to a specification that
final part. B 834
requires, by weight percent, more nickel than any other
cathodic protection, n—protection of a metal from corrosion element, with the possible exception of iron.
by making it a cathode through the galvanic sacrifice of a
DISCUSSION—Prior to 1992, nickel alloys were defined as alloys
less noble metal or through an impressed electric current.
nominally containing less than 50 % iron with nickel as the highest
B 418
nonferrous element present. Under current guidelines, only alloys
coiled sheet, n—sheet in coils with slit edges. B69
containing nickel as the principal constituent will be considered as a
compact, n—the consolidated powder from one can; it may
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